tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248923.post850222328826383236..comments2023-10-05T03:06:06.560-08:00Comments on Both Barrels: Why I am proud to be an American (didn't we invent the parenthesis?)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03652769839681433234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248923.post-89874348938186179752010-10-20T07:37:48.682-08:002010-10-20T07:37:48.682-08:00Thanks for coming to my tiny blog, Pat.
I hope yo...Thanks for coming to my tiny blog, Pat. <br />I hope you read the entire piece in the spirit it was offered, a style that certainly Benjamin Franklin well understood: Biting Sarcasm!<br />Thank you for you comment and the very interesting links.<br />Mark Springer, Ed.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652769839681433234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248923.post-8450053638846346012010-10-20T01:11:31.122-08:002010-10-20T01:11:31.122-08:00You wrote: "marx-inspired metric system"...You wrote: "marx-inspired metric system"<br /><br />I was unaware that Bishop John Wilkins, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington were Marxists. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/who-invented-the-metric-system.html and http://metricationmatters.com/docs/USAMetricSystemHistory.pdf <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pat Naughtin<br />Geelong, AustraliaPat Naughtinhttp://www.metricationmatters.comnoreply@blogger.com